AI.UCITIDK. I'TKKOPHOULS. 37*3 



out the metropolitan district, and in the New Forest, Devonshire, 

 &c. 



Sp. 7. moiiodactylus. A/i.i aiidcls canis retusis, Jissura inconspkm, posticis 



iripartitisfuscis. (Exp. Alar, 9^ lin.) 

 Ph, AI. moiiodactylus. Limit ?—'Pt. monodactylus, Sieph. Catal. ii, 229. 



No. 7609. 

 Anterior wings retuse, hoary, with a very obscure short cleft : posterior fuscous, 



and divided into three. 



Rare : found near Croydon and at Darenth wood in June. 



Sp. 8. tephradictylus. Alis aniicis grisco-albicantihus, atomis ciliisquefuscis. 



(Exp. Alar, 9^ lin.) 

 Al. tephradactyla. Hilbner.—Vt. tephradactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 230. 



No. 7610. 

 Anterior wings rather short and broad, griseous-white, minutely dusted with 



fuscous, and with fuscous cilia: posterior wings and cilia also fuscous. 



I took this insect in July 1827 at Ripley ; it has been also found 

 in Norfolk, near Beachamwell, and in the New Forest, near Rrocken- 

 hurst, &c. ; also in the Isle of Arran. 



Sp. 9. tridactylus. Alls anticis palUJis, lineis alhis, postkis alhidis, ciliisfuscis. 



(Exp. Alar. 9^—10 lin.) 

 Ph. Al. tridactyla. Linne.—Vi. tridactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 230. No. 7611. 

 Anterior wings immaculate, pale, with white lines, the costa dusky, cilia 



fuscous : posterior wings whitish, with long pale fuscous cilia. 



Also a rare species : I have taken it in June at Darenth wood, 

 and it has also been found near Brighton. 



Sp. 10. niveidactylus. Alis omnibus niveis,ciliis cinei-ascentihiis. (Exp. Alar. 



8—9 lin.) 

 Pt. niveidactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 230. No. 7612. 

 All the wings obscure snow-white, immaculate : cilia ashy. 



My specimens of this insect were taken near Darenth wood many 

 years since in July. 



Sp. 11. tetradactylus. Alis anticis angustis alho-testaceis, ciliis fuscis; posticis 



fuscis, vel cinereis. (Exp. Alar, 9^ — 10 lin.) 

 Ph. Al. tetradactyla. Linne.~Vi. tetradactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 230. 



No. 7613. 

 Anterior wings narrow, tcstaccous-whitc, with deep brown cilia : posterior 



pale fuscous, or ashy, also with deep brown cilia. 



